This is interesting although discouraging data, but likely not surprising to many. What has been your experience been like?
I’d love to hear about exceptions to this, and, the reasons you think they have occurred.
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This is something I talk to clients about all the time: the idea that becoming aware of, and then utilizing your natural energy patterns to their maximum advantage will help you be more productive and more effective.
Josh Linkner gives some simple, easy to understand examples here:
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Have you done a personal energy study lately?
You know you need feedback to learn and grow, yet most people are not good at asking for it.
While receiving feedback can be “a stressful experience,” here are some great ideas about specifically how and why we should request it more often:
A Story from Google Shows You Don’t Need Power to Drive Strategy – HBR.
A great article about positioning from within the organization for power, regardless of formal position or title.
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Josh Linkner, who is one of my favorite authors has done it again. Here’s a great blog post that every leader should read and think about.
What are you ready to unlearn?
Learning and Unlearning – Josh Linkner – Speaker, Author, VC and Entrepreneur.
I think the author, Sean Graber, co-founder and CEO of Virtuali really nailed it in this article. What would you add?
Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others – HBR.
Here’s a thought-provoking article from today’s Fortune Magazine.
I love the idea of scrapping the “hard” and “soft” leadership skills, (often implying that “soft” is less substantial or less powerful), and replacing this with “hot” and “cool” leadership styles.
What do you think?
How can you get the best from deep, quiet team members during meetings? A look at practices used in some organizations points to an answer.
via Introverts, Extroverts, and the Complexities of Team Dynamics – HBR.
I frequently work with leaders to help them learn to apply some of the skills of coaching to their work in developing members of their staff.
When people have experienced how powerful coaching can be, they are usually eager to use some of this with others who work for and with them. Here’s a good (short) article about maximizing these efforts with effective follow-up:
Have you tried these techniques? If so, please share your experience.
Your Coaching Is Only as Good as Your Follow-Up Skills – HBR.
When an organization is at its most vulnerable point, it is also most poised to rebuild itself. At these seemingly disastrous moments, the risks and rewards normally associated with innovation are reversed.
Here’s an article from the amazing Jeff Degraff, the “Dean of Innovation” at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In it Jeff makes a powerful point, “Why Courage is More Important than Creativity” and gives a real and highly effective case study example.
via Why Courage Is More Important Than Creativity | Jeff DeGraff | LinkedIn.